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[AfricanQ 241]

Called the congress office today n my case wasnt even looked at. 😔 she said with cases like this, is taking 15months to get an answer. Normally the OC doesnt give reasons for the returned so her best advice is for us to reapply. 

[AfricanQ 241]

14 minutes ago, AfricanQ said:

Called the congress office today n my case wasnt even looked at. 😔 she said with cases like this, is taking 15months to get an answer. Normally the OC doesnt give reasons for the returned so her best advice is for us to reapply. 

After lnforming her of the dpucments tht were collected after the interview, she said she would open the case but doesnt knw when she will contact the embassy. SMH!!!. She knws is a dead end from here thts y much afford is not being put in the case..... We going to get married and file CR1 end of story!!!

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

2 hours ago, AfricanQ said:

After lnforming her of the dpucments tht were collected after the interview, she said she would open the case but doesnt knw when she will contact the embassy. SMH!!!. She knws is a dead end from here thts y much afford is not being put in the case..... We going to get married and file CR1 end of story!!!

Congressman can not "open the case" that was closed by the consulate, only open the case in his / her office to inquire the reason.
When you ask senator's aid for help YOU must be in charge and tell them exactly what you want done. They are usually also clueless but will
follow your direction if you are assertive enough. Never let them make the decisions for you. 
What you wanted was to contact the embassy and ask for reason of return. That doesn't take 15 months but the embassy has to respond
within 30 days to the senator's inquiry. The embassy can chose to not let them know the reason if they want to be stupid about it but that is not
a 15 months ordeal. Whoever said that has it mixed up with a CR/IR return and NOID for reaffirmation which would take about 6-12 months to
receive a NOID. ( NOID contains the reasons for return for CR/IR spousal type visas only)
You can try a different senator's office for reason of return inquiry or forget it and file again after you married.
Don't overwhelm a senator's office with long stories.....you simply say you want them to inquiry of the reason it was returned. Bang ...that's it.
Any further long story will confuse them. 
 

[AfricanQ 241]

1 hour ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Congressman can not "open the case" that was closed by the consulate, only open the case in his / her office to inquire the reason.
When you ask senator's aid for help YOU must be in charge and tell them exactly what you want done. They are usually also clueless but will
follow your direction if you are assertive enough. Never let them make the decisions for you. 
What you wanted was to contact the embassy and ask for reason of return. That doesn't take 15 months but the embassy has to respond
within 30 days to the senator's inquiry. The embassy can chose to not let them know the reason if they want to be stupid about it but that is not
a 15 months ordeal. Whoever said that has it mixed up with a CR/IR return and NOID for reaffirmation which would take about 6-12 months to
receive a NOID. ( NOID contains the reasons for return for CR/IR spousal type visas only)
You can try a different senator's office for reason of return inquiry or forget it and file again after you married.
Don't overwhelm a senator's office with long stories.....you simply say you want them to inquiry of the reason it was returned. Bang ...that's it.
Any further long story will confuse them. 
 

Yea, she sounded very confused over the phone. 1st she mentioned tht she emailed my fiance with the result and closed in their office then, she started talking abt 214b then later said no wait his was 221g. I did informed to her that we only want to knw the reason for the return that was when she said she,would open our case in her office and email the embassy. She got her  cases confused becuz 15 months is for CR1....thats what i thought.  Ill just forget it n get married. I also emailed the embassy yesterday hoping to get an answer. 

Edited January 20, 2018 by AfricanQ

[AfricanQ 241]

Besides, we have an idea as to why the case is being returned. 1 of 3 or maybe all 3

 

1. Looked "Too Married" for K1 but not married enough for CR1

2. Needed more then just 2 trips to prove a bona fida relationship

3. Engaged on the 1st trip (Red Flag)

 

All these can be over come by getting married and filing CR1, more trips and evidents. 

[AfricanQ 241]

On 12/8/2017 at 10:33 AM, EandH0904 said:

Are you sure? Is this country specific? I know there have been posts from the Morocco portal about people who got married and filed CR1 since their AP was taking forever and they got RFE wanting resolution of the K1 petition. 

 

 

See, thats what am  afaid of that....our case is still in AP as of now

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

3 hours ago, AfricanQ said:

See, thats what am  afaid of that....our case is still in AP as of now

Remember there are different AP's that I had explained earlier.

 

AP= security and background checks.

AP= to issue the visa that takes administrative processing for a day or two.
AP= administrative processing while the petition is returned to die the death of expiration.

That is why one must be sure where the file/case is first before moving to the next step.
If you are sure it has been returned then you can marry and file a CR1.
Don't let others rattle you with stories about a returned and resurrected reaffirmed I-129 petition for a K1. Not happening. Not country 
specific. 

[AfricanQ 241]

9 hours ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Remember there are different AP's that I had explained earlier.

 

AP= security and background checks.

AP= to issue the visa that takes administrative processing for a day or two.
AP= administrative processing while the petition is returned to die the death of expiration.

That is why one must be sure where the file/case is first before moving to the next step.
If you are sure it has been returned then you can marry and file a CR1.
Don't let others rattle you with stories about a returned and resurrected reaffirmed I-129 petition for a K1. Not happening. Not country 
specific. 

The issue now is that our wedding is plan for April 2018. I dont want the case whereby our CR 1 doesnt get approve becuz of the AP from K1. And  we dont  wanna wait around for months becuz of AP to later find out our case was returned. Our status still shows AP n is been over a month.....wouldnt it show return by now being that 221g states is being returned.?  So, even if we found out the reason for the return but it still shows AP would tht case issue with our next case CR1??  Or can withdraw our K1 or just leave it to expire?

[AfricanQ 241]

I emailed the Embassy regarding our case and this was the response i got today

" Case notes indicate the interviewing officer's decision to return the petition to USCIS for review and possible revocation. This action followed the officer's  interview in which sufficient evidence was not convince the officer of the intent to marry within 90 days. Applicant's passport was returned and instructions were given regarding next steps. When USCIS receives returned K1 petitions, they do not send the petitioner (NOIR) as they do with I-130 petitions. Therefore, the petitioner can either file another K1 petition or marry the beneficiary and file an I-130 petition."

[geowrian 22,338]

That's correct. They won't issue a NOID for an I-129F and it will just sit to expire.

In my readings from others, the "won't marry within 90 days" line is typically the cause stated when they believe you may already be married / are uncertain of it.

[AfricanQ 241]

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

That's correct. They won't issue a NOID for an I-129F and it will just sit to expire.

In my readings from others, the "won't marry within 90 days" line is typically the cause stated when they believe you may already be married / are uncertain of it.

Exactly!!! Thats what i thought when i 1st read it. The officer thought we were married. 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Did you not have him bring  updated intent to marry letters 

from both of you and receipts from 

a wedding dress or other items such as a potential venue for a wedding here ? Yes, very likely they believe you are already married as I previously stated.

Yes you can marry and file, don't have to wait and don't have to withdraw the previous petition. You can, if it makes you feel better, 

attach a simple statement  of withdrawal with your new petition.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Hurray for the embassy finally clarifying that k1's aren't reviewed 

as most still follow old templates of review which slipped into one of their sentence.

[AfricanQ 241]

16 minutes ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Did you not have him bring  updated intent to marry letters 

from both of you and receipts from 

a wedding dress or other items such as a potential venue for a wedding here ? Yes, very likely they believe you are already married as I previously stated.

Yes you can marry and file, don't have to wait and don't have to withdraw the previous petition. You can, if it makes you feel better, 

attach a simple statement  of withdrawal with your new petition.

My fiance took updated letter of Intent to marry . It was less than a month old before the interview becuz i was there in Nov, 2017 and the interview was Dece 6, 2017,....also, emails abt our discussions of our wedding, pic of my wedding wear that got in ghana. ( ghana doest provide receipts. ) smh

[AfricanQ 241]

20 minutes ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Hurray for the embassy finally clarifying that k1's aren't reviewed 

as most still follow old templates of review which slipped into one of their sentence.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes, i was shocked when i saw that statment " Abt time"

Happy that i knw where we stand